Majuro vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Majuro	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1507	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2955	$3097
🏠 One person rent	$960	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$1421	$1068
🍽️ Food expenses	$435	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.7	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$879
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	1	99
😀 Quality of life	40	75
🏙️ Population	30K	24.9M

The cost of living in Majuro is 34% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4040th and 4971st ($1507 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the Marshall Islands and China, respectively. Check the Marshall Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Majuro compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Majuro ranked 2nd best city to live in the Marshall Islands vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7885th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Majuro vs Shanghai

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	Majuro	Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.6	$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$697	$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$747	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1271	$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1077	$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.4	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11%	3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1411	$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$990	$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.64	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.71	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.99	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.8	$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.4	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.68	$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$30	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$150	$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3548	$27781

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Cities near Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1510
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$538
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$783
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$718
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1422
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1422
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$2062
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$633
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$1039
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$857
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$790
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$879
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1415
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2401
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$791
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$3009
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$558
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$572
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1865
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1865
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1928
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1033
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$539
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2821
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$506
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2700
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2610
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3241
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3147
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1695
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2467
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1839
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1176
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1002
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$669
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$782
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$594
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$620
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$644
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$557
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$667
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$683
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$643
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$650
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$584
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$671
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$636
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$680
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$684
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$623
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$646
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$860
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$647
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$611
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$652
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$604
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$675
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$678
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$626
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$644
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$677
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$601
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$665
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$632
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$765